Chapter 259: 257. Sect Grand Competition Audience Appears! (3/4) The reflection from the window showed Murong Qing’s silhouette pacing in the main hall of the Hundred Sects Alliance in Huangli City.
He had just arrived from Fengyuan City, hadn’t even had a chance to drink a sip of water, and the urgent purpose was only one — to wait for the message. The messenger falcon only recognized one route, from Huangli City to Bright Mirror Lake’s Hundred Sects Alliance.
Outside the window, it was pitch black, with dark clouds covering the land, not allowing a single star to shine. It looked as if it could rain at any moment.
Clap! Clap!
The sound of flapping wings suddenly came frequently from outside the window.
Murong Qing hurriedly pushed open the window, extended his hand, and the messenger falcon landed on his wrist.
"Finally, it’s here!"
Murong Qing was delighted and quickly removed the gold paper tied to the falcon’s leg.
He unfolded it and took a look!
Murong Qing’s gaze grew cold, yet a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
Then he immediately went out to convene a Hundred Sects Alliance meeting!
All Profound Realm stewards were present.
The meeting lasted only a quarter of an hour. In the next moment, all the Profound Middle Realm cultivators of the Hundred Sects Alliance and the Great Demons of the Wing Race from the sects around Huangli City flew out.
The purpose was singular, to convey an order — sever the communication between this world and Cangwu City.
By noon the next day, after a nonstop flight by the Profound Realm Great Demons, they finally reached several cities near Cangwu City. With the cooperation of local branches of the Hundred Sects Alliance, notices were posted.
For a time, all surrounding cities kept their distance upon hearing the name "Cangwu City."
Yet this time, the efficiency of the Hundred Sects Alliance.
If Wen Pingchong were here, he would definitely marvel; it practically shattered the record held by the Hundred Sects Alliance for hundreds of years.
It could absolutely be recorded in history.
The death of a chief didn’t even prompt such urgency.
The Yang Family, currently the largest and wealthiest family in Cangwu City, took over part of the trade operation after the Kao Shan Sect’s downfall, and the City Lord’s Mansion even dispatched a guard team to escort them.
As soon as the convoy entered Black Rock City, the Yang Family’s Third Elder immediately headed into a tavern.
Before he even got into the tavern, a middle-aged leader from the guard team called out to him, "Elder Yang, don’t drink too much, you still have to leave Black Rock City today."
"Don’t worry, I can drink a thousand cups and not get drunk."
The Yang Family’s Third Elder smiled and stepped into the tavern.
Like an old drunkard, he skillfully ordered the best wine in the house.
The hostess came out to greet him, and then the Third Elder of the Yang Family lost the mood for drinking.
With a "fair companion" by his side, whom he’d met several times, even after a few rounds of drinks, he felt nothing.
While chatting with the tavern’s hostess, a person suddenly dashed in from outside; it was someone from the Yang Family’s trading firm.
"Third Elder, something bad happened!"
"What’s the matter?" The face of the slightly flushed and tipsy old man didn’t turn back.
"We couldn’t buy the goods; those trading firms refuse to sell us anything!"
"What?"
Those words instantly sobered the old man up. Though his face still had a flush, the lazy drunkenness was gone.
When he arrived at the entrance of a trading firm that had always cooperated with them, the leader of the City Lord’s Mansion’s guards was arguing with the owner, but just as they argued, people from the Hundred Sects Alliance arrived.
"Black Rock City won’t sell you anything! Get lost!"
With that, a practitioner from the 13th realm made a move, and with a punch, he repelled the guard leader.
The face of the Yang Family’s Third Elder changed.
He secretly thought things were bad.
Despite Cangwu City’s seemingly harmonious appearance now, only people like them knew that the entire city was currently in an awkward situation, solely relying on them to purchase grain and various supplies to maintain stability and harmony; otherwise, why would the City Lord’s Mansion send cultivators to escort them?
Because, not to mention killing tens of thousands of people during that beast tide,
it also slaughtered all domestic livestock.
And because Cangwu City is located in the mountains, it has always exchanged meat and gold coins for grain.
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Yunlan Mountain.
At noon, when Lu Ye went up the mountain to fetch some Spiritual Cuisine, he noticed no one was around and curiously asked Wen Pingchong, who was in the kitchen.
"Sect Leader Wen, why has the Immortal Sect suddenly become so quiet? It’s been like this for days now." He noticed that the square in front of the main hall hadn’t been swept for days.
Usually, upon his visits, he only saw a few sparse fallen leaves.
But today, combined with those from the past few days, the fallen leaves were nearly covering the ground tiles.
"They’re all in cultivation."